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Jane Hall

Hermes customer slams courier after parcel left under filthy wheelie bin

A North Tyneside businesswoman has lashed out at a Hermes delivery driver who left her package containing a £160 pair of designer trainers under a wheelie bin on a busy road in a clumsy attempt to hide it.

Karen Hindhaugh received a message from Hermes on Sunday afternoon whilst she was out saying “your parcel has been delivered and signed for at the delivery address.”

The attached delivery photo showed a wheelie bin belonging to a neighbour some metres from Karen’s Tynemouth home on what is a well-used public road in the centre of the coastal village.

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